Choose your venue and book your ceremony

With the Oxfordshire Registration Service, you can have the day of your dreams without the stress and, if needed, on a budget.

Ceremony rooms

Our registration office ceremony rooms offer classic and enhanced ceremonies for 2 to 80 guests for legal or celebratory ceremonies. They're all in great locations, so it's easy to continue your celebration with a reception nearby.

You don't need to choose the ceremony room closest to you. If you'd like to select the one closest to your reception venue, or because you prefer the room, that's no problem.

Approved venues

If you'd prefer to have your ceremony at an approved venue, there are almost 100 approved civil ceremony wedding venues across the county.

Paying for your ceremony

Take a look at what you'll need to pay for a ceremony in one of our registration office ceremony rooms or to have our registrars come to another approved venue.

Outdoor ceremonies

You can hold a legal civil ceremony outdoors at an approved venue if the venue agrees and if their outdoor location has been pre-approved by the Registration Service.  It is not possible to hold legal marriage or civil partnership ceremonies outdoors at a venue which does not hold an approved premises license.

In case of inclement weather, ceremonies must be held indoors in the licensed room.  Venues and couples must consider how the same number of guests can be safely accommodated indoors. The registrars will make the final decision on whether the ceremony must take place indoors.

All couples planning outdoor ceremonies must complete an outdoor ceremony agreement at least four weeks before the ceremony. Without this agreement, the ceremony will take place indoors.

Outdoor ceremonies are not available at any of the Register Office ceremony rooms.

Book your ceremony

Once you have chosen your venue, you will need to book the ceremony.

At a register office

You can book a ceremony at our register offices online. You will need a valid credit or debit card to make the booking.

You can book up to 19 months in advance, but no less than 3 months.

Complete our enquiry form if you:

• can't book online
• have any further questions
• want to book a ceremony less than 3 months in advance

Select 'I want to book a ceremony or check registrars availability' on the form. A ceremony advisor will contact you.

At an approved venue or religious building

To book at another venue, select 'I want to book a ceremony or check registrars availability' on our enquiry form. A ceremony advisor will contact you.